The Connecticut Sun must dig deep to claim a place in the WNBA Finals when they face the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of their semifinal matchup, says coach Stephanie White. (More Sports News)
Alyssa Thomas led Connecticut with 18 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in Game 4, keeping the Sun's hopes of a fifth finals appearance – and a second in three years – alive
The Connecticut Sun must dig deep to claim a place in the WNBA Finals when they face the Minnesota Lynx in Game 5 of their semifinal matchup, says coach Stephanie White. (More Sports News)
The Sun pulled out a dramatic 92-82 win in Game 4 on Sunday and tee up a decide🗹r for Tuesday, evening up the series at 2-2.
Alyssa Thomas led Connecticut with 18 points, ꧋11 assists and eight rebounds in Game 4, keeping the Sun's hopes ofꦅ a fifth finals appearance – and a second in three years – alive.
White expects both teams t❀o step things up a gear for the decider, warning the Sun have no margin for error if they are to a﷽dvance.
"Both of these franchises have been here," White said. "We have a lot of players on our roster that have been here that understand certainly what i𓂃t takes and that effort is not go🍎ing to be good enough.
"We expect them to ma🐼ke adjustm🧔ents. We'll make some tweaks and adjustments as well. ... It's about players making plays.
"It's about the extra efforts, the hustle plays. It's about not being denied and finding ❀something deep inside of you that ꧃just allows you to come out on top."
Napheesa Collier carried Minnesota in Game 4, finishing with 29 points and 13 boards🐟, and she believes having home advantage at Target Center cওould be crucial on Tuesday.
"You work so hard in the regular season🌠 because you want this advantage," Collier said.
"Obviously you want to go ho👍me for that game and since we are, it's really nice to have that homecourt advantage."